Ombaya Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Ombaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ombaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ombaya (11) may also be a first name.

Ombaya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ombaya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ombaya occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ombaya is the 1,839,022nd most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname Ombaya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Ombaya live; 36 percent live in East Africa and 34 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Ombaya is also the 3,487,849th most common first name internationally, borne by 11 people.

It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 1,115,408. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Yumbe District, where 83 percent are found, Koboko District, where 9 percent are found and Arua District, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 34 percent are found and The Philippines, where 29 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hombaya9222/
Gombaya923/
Ombay914,311/
Ombaa91201/
Houmbaya861/
Om'mbaya861/
Ambaya833,581/
Ombuya832,053/
Ombaye83993/
Ombayo83498/
Ombayi83152/
Umbaya83145/
Gombay83120/
Omwaya8389/
Omboya8380/
Embaya8321/
Ombaja8310/
Ombiya839/
Ombeya835/
Hombay833/
Omuaya831/
Ombaay831/
Omba8046,931/
Omby80273/
Gomboya77208/
Hambaya7778/
Gombeya7748/
Ombayed7736/
Gambaya7734/
Ambayat7728/
Umbayah7714/
Gombayi7714/
Gumbaya778/
Ombayod777/
Gombaye773/
Oumbaye773/
Osimbay772/
Humbaya772/
Gombiya771/
Onmbayu771/
Hombiya771/
Hembaya771/
Omvayas771/
Oumbayi771/
Goumbay771/
Aambaya771/
Ombuyah771/
Ommbayi771/
Omboy733,363/
Ambay732,944/
Oumba732,255/
Umbay732,158/
Homba731,949/
Embay73690/
Ombai73463/
Ombae73112/
Ambaa7399/
Oimba7354/
Ombye7331/
Umbaa7326/
Omboa7317/
Ombea7315/
Gomby7312/
Onmba738/
Homby737/
Omvaa737/
Omway735/
Ombey734/
Ombuy732/
Omwaa732/
Uomba732/
Oomba732/
Ombha731/
Ombau731/
Asimbaya712,152/
Hounbaya7124/
Hombaiah7117/
Goumbaye715/
Ambhayat711/
Onmbayuo711/
Hombouya711/
Osembayi711/
Goumbiya711/
Goymbaye711/
Goimbaye711/
Ambujaya711/
Atimbaya711/
Ambaye6722,697/
Embaye675,572/
Enbaya675,116/
Ambayo672,674/
Ambiya672,056/
Amboya671,052/
Gumbay67973/
Houmba67951/
Gombau67718/
Ambayi67643/
Ombija67632/
Gombai67612/
Ombajo67359/
Gambay67289/
Amba'a67289/
Homboy67250/
Ambeya67196/
Embeya67166/
Omboyo67144/
Ambayu67118/
Ombeja67109/
Omboye6797/
Ambuya6780/
Omwayi6776/
Anbaya6769/
Gombea6762/
Gambahaya6761/
Hambay6758/
Gonbay6747/
Ombiyo6734/
Homway6725/
Ombaju6724/
Emboya6723/
Hombae6722/
Embiya6720/
Embayo6720/
Ombysh6717/
Omboyi6717/
Amwaya6716/
Ombeyi6715/
Ambaia6712/
Hembay6712/
Omwayo6712/
Omuaye6711/
Ombiye679/
Gomboy677/
Gomway676/
Umbiya675/
Hombau675/
Gombae675/
Embayi675/
Umbuya675/
Gambuyaya674/
Anmbay674/
Homboa674/
Gombaj674/
Ambaiy673/
Omuiya673/
Embaay673/
Umbayi673/
Ombeyo673/
Ombaji672/
Ombaut672/
Ombuyi672/
Omwoya672/
Ambaja672/
Embaia672/
Hombai672/
Ombeye672/
Humbay671/
Ambhay671/
Umboya671/
Onbayo671/
Omva'a671/
Omveya671/
Omwaye671/
Oumbey671/
Umbayo671/
Amb'aa671/
Omweya671/
Omboja671/
Embayu671/
Embuya671/
Ambaai671/
Gombey670/
Goomby670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ombaya
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